I've seen T gauge stuff before (admittedly, not in the... plastic?) , but it wasn't till I saw the picture with the N gauge coach that I realised just how small it actually was.

I'm not sure which I'm more impressed by, to be honest. The teak wash, or the 153.

Aaaachooo!

Really nice work Will, on both models. I have to say that, whilst the ;teak' is impressive, the level of detail on the 'T' gauge coach does take some beating. '15" gauge' garden layout on an 'N' Gauge model comes to mind!

I reckon you deserve the 'cuppa' in the background!

Regs

Ian

Mmmmm, the tea was good!

The teak wash comprised, and you will notice it is not a very scientfic method:

-A drizzle of unmixed gloss red enamel paint (scooped off the top of the unmixed mixture, so that you just have a shiny, reddish glossy tinted liquid, leaving the bulk of the pigment in the bottom of the tin!)

-A dash of matt black enamel paint, to taste.

-A dash of matt dark brown enamel.

That was it. Basically, I'd advise not being too specific or careful with proportions, as if you look at a rake of teak carriages, preserved or 'back in the day' each one will exhibit slight, or even quite drastic, changes in shade according to wood, varnish and degree of weathering. An RTR set of teaks, whether Hornby or little Dapol ones, will always look a bit toy like until you attack them like this!

Look out for more on the T gauge project soon, the sides on the '153 are really only experimental. Looking at it afresh, the underlying bodyshell needs sanding down a little more to narrow it. My only grumble with the excellent basic unpainted 'powered carriages' are that the 19m and 21m length versions are not the same width, not a great setback, just a minor irritation!

I will continue the research!

Utter madness!

Next you'll be giving us a T-gauge steam engine with full Walschaerts' valve gear